Floating solar powered electronic device and system

Abstract

A floating solar powered apparatus includes a main housing with an electrically operated component, with an at least translucent portion for transmittal of sunlight into the main housing during daylight hours. The main housing is water impervious and has at least two lateral sections that cooperate to open and close to clamp a line or rope. The electronically operated component contained within the main housing and it is selected from the group consisting of a detector, an alarm, a radio, a light source for illumination, and combination thereof. There is also a power supply and appropriate connections connected to the electronically operated component(s) contained within the main housing that includes at least one solar cell.

1 . A floatable solar powered electronic device, which comprises: 
 (a) a main housing, said main housing having an at least translucent portion for transmittal of sunlight into said main housing during daylight hours, said main housing being water impervious, said main housing having at least two lateral sections and having a rope clamping means connected to said two lateral sections;    (b) an electronically operated component contained within the main housing and selected from the groups consisting of a detector, an alarm, a radio, a light source for illumination, and combination thereof; and,    (c) a power supply and appropriate connections connected to said electrically operated component contained within said main housing and including at least one solar cell, said at least one solar cell being located in said at least translucent portion of said main housing.    
     
     
         2 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said electrically operated component is said light source.  
     
     
         3 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said main housing at least two lateral sections has a combined external shape selected from the group consisting of an ovoid, an ellipsoid, a flat-ended cylinder, a round ended-cylinder, and a sphere.  
     
     
         4 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said main housing at least two lateral sections has a combined external shape selected from the group consisting of flat-ended polygons and round-ended polygons.  
     
     
         5 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said main housing has two lateral sections.  
     
     
         6 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 5  wherein said two lateral sections are symmetrical.  
     
     
         7 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 2  wherein said light source is at least one light emitting diodes.  
     
     
         8 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said rope clamping means is selected from the group consisting of hine-and-latch, snap lock, screws, belt and band.  
     
     
         9 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one solar cell is adapted to receive sunlight over an arcuate area having an angle of at least 90 degrees.  
     
     
         10 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said at least one solar cell is adapted to receive sunlight over an accurate area having an angle of at least 180 degrees.  
     
     
         11 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said at translucent portion is transparent.  
     
     
         12 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said at least translucent portion is at least partially colored with a color selected from the group consisting or red, green, yellow, blue, and orange.  
     
     
         13 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  where in said electronically powered component is a radio.  
     
     
         14 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  where in said electrically powered component is a water characteristic sensing device that senses at least one characteristic selected from the group consisting of pH, chlorine level, and temperature.  
     
     
         15 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  where in said electronically powered component is an alarm that send a signal when a present condition is detected.  
     
     
         16 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  where in said electronically operated component is a wireless communications component.  
     
     
         17 . A floating solar powered electronic device system, comprising: 
 (I.) a plurality of floating solar powered apparatuses, each of which includes:    (a) a main housing, said main housing having an at least translucent portion for transmittal of sunlight into said main housing during daylight hours, said main housing being water impervious, said main housing having at least two lateral sections are having a rope clamping means connected to said two lateral sections;    (b) an electronically operated component contained within the main housing and selected from the groups consisting of a detector, an alarm, a radio, a light source for illumination, and combination thereof; and,    (c) a power supply and appropriate connections connected to said light, and,    (II.) a flexible line running through said at least two lateral sections of each of said plurality of apparatuses.    
     
     
         18 . The floating solar powered electronic device system of  claim 17  which further includes anchoring means located at each end of said flexible line for connection to an anchor member.  
     
     
         19 . The floating solar powered electronic device of  claim 1  wherein said at least two lateral sections are hingedly connected to one another.  
     
     
         20 . The floating solar powered light apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said at least two lateral sections are separate components adapted to connect to one another.